2008 Proton Gen-2 CPS M/T High Line review from Malaysia

Central Lock Jammed (have been rectified at 1K service)

Strange sound (sounds like nyek nyek nyek?) from the car when going through uneven road. Not sure coming from inside or outside. Till now still can't figure out where it is coming from.

A very very good handling car.

Way better than my previous proton wira 1.5. Performance is awesome considering it's just a 1.6 l engine. If you want a good performance car get this gen2 CPS. You'll not regret it.

F/C is not bad also. Currently averaging 6.3 to 6.4L/100 km in city driving and 6.2 to 6.3L in highway cruising after my 1k service. Really not bad at all for a 125hp rated 1.6L car. and I race it quite a lot too. MYvis, Vioses, Cities all got smoked. Don;t get carried away though it is still a 1.6 car you won't win against civic vtech. But that;s still OK it still mile better than most car of the same category (handling and engine performance only, interior just plain disappointing).

The interior is leather trimmed with black and red finish. Look quite nice. However the interior finishing lack quality. There is gap everywhere. Button installed are super cheap one. That one is very bad from Proton. The steering wheel looks cheap unfortunately and feels cheap also. Since it have airbag cannot replace it.

Engine sounds loud so it is not a quite car. Not really that loud either. I will change to a sportier exhaust muffler on this gen2 after the warranty expires as I think the one on this car is too quiet. For a performance car like this it should really roars not just in front but also from the back.

Exterior looks very good especially from front as it has smoked lamp. Back is not so pretty but still OK compared to myvi ugly backside (city also). It has 15 inch alloy sport rims and spoiler attached at the back. Probably will change to other sport rim in the future but for now the one installed is decent enough. Proton should install HID on this gen2 CPS just as they have it on Waja CPS.

Overall I am very satisfied with my new gen2 CPS and recommending it. I don't know how the Auto gen2 CPS performs, but the manual ROCKS! I'll give it a 3.5 rating out of 5. To compete with other car manufacturers proton need to improve interior quality.